Thyroid cancer spread imaging with added studies at Dignity Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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NM THYROID CA METS W ADDL

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $511 is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($447), higher than 61% of the 1,366 hospitals reporting CPT 78016. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78016 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 32 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
2	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
3	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
4	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
5	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
6	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
7	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
8	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
10	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
11	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
13	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$670	$670	—	—	—	$670 – $670
14	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$670	$670	—	—	—	$670 – $670
15	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$700	$700	—	—	—	$700 – $700
16	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$711	$711	—	—	—	$711 – $711
17	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$824	$824	—	—	—	$824 – $824
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$849	$849	—	—	—	$849 – $849
19	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$849	$849	—	—	—	$849 – $849
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$849	$849	—	—	—	$849 – $849
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$849	$849	—	—	—	$849 – $849
22	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$917	$917	—	—	—	$917 – $917
23	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$968	$968	—	—	—	$968 – $968
24	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
25	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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